Officer Who Sneaked Drugs, Phones Into Prison Nabbed In Kano

Operatives of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have
nabbed one of their officers who reportedly sneaked in over 4.8kg
of cannabis sativa and eight Android phones into the correctional
facility in Kano.

There was an uproar at the correctional centre on Thursday after
the prison wardens detected and seized the cannabis allegedly
brought to some inmates on death row at Kurmawa prison.

The seizure, according to reports led to resistance and the
uproar from the inmates, while authorities promised to investigate
how the illicit drugs got into the facility.

The spokesperson of the NCoS in Kano state, Musbahu Lawal Kofar
Nassarawa, confirmed to Daily Trust that one of their staff (name
withheld) was nabbed for colluding with other dealers outside to
sneak the seized items into the prison.

He said, “We have arrested one of our staff who connived with
these people to bring in 4.8kgs of cannabis and eight android
phones to some inmates on death row, and that was why we had uproar
on Thursday after our operatives have seized it.

“This staff who works in the facility was recruited just two
years ago in 2019. We have already handed him over to National
Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further action. He will be
arraigned before court, and if he is found guilty, he can be
suspended.

“We will find out for how long this has been happening and
whether there are other people involved in similar scandal,” Kofar
Nassarawa said.

He added that the service will continue to work hard to detect
similar practices in the facility.

Daily Trust recalled that in 2020, a woman was arrested for
sneaking a phone to another prisoner on death row.

Similarly, another woman was apprehended with cannabis concealed
in a carton of instant noodles.

Operatives of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have
nabbed one of their officers who reportedly sneaked in over 4.8kg
of cannabis sativa and eight Android phones into the correctional
facility in Kano.

There was an uproar at the correctional centre on Thursday after
the prison wardens detected and seized the cannabis allegedly
brought to some inmates on death row at Kurmawa prison.

The seizure, according to reports led to resistance and the
uproar from the inmates, while authorities promised to investigate
how the illicit drugs got into the facility.

The spokesperson of the NCoS in Kano state, Musbahu Lawal Kofar
Nassarawa, confirmed to Daily Trust that one of their staff (name
withheld) was nabbed for colluding with other dealers outside to
sneak the seized items into the prison.

He said, “We have arrested one of our staff who connived with
these people to bring in 4.8kgs of cannabis and eight android
phones to some inmates on death row, and that was why we had uproar
on Thursday after our operatives have seized it.

“This staff who works in the facility was recruited just two
years ago in 2019. We have already handed him over to National
Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further action. He will be
arraigned before court, and if he is found guilty, he can be
suspended.

“We will find out for how long this has been happening and
whether there are other people involved in similar scandal,” Kofar
Nassarawa said.

He added that the service will continue to work hard to detect
similar practices in the facility.

Daily Trust recalled that in 2020, a woman was arrested for
sneaking a phone to another prisoner on death row.

Similarly, another woman was apprehended with cannabis concealed
in a carton of instant noodles.